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How to Build a Bookcase: Step-by-Step Woodworking Plans

How to Build a Bookcase: Step-by-Step Woodworking Plans
American Artist I built my first bookcase in middle school. A multitiered assemblage of wooden planks laid across stacks of bricks, it was reminiscent of pieces from the early Flintstone Period--and I was proud to have made it myself. On permanent display: mahogany, solid biscuit joints--and a whole lot of class. Making Choices Two pieces of plywood form each side of the cases. The shelves fit into dado joints routed into the case sides. I chose to attach the wooden face frames--stiles, rails, valance and aprons--to the plywood cases with a biscuit joiner so that fasteners wouldn't mar the mahogany. + Click to enlarge Getting Started The Right Wood: Birch veneer plywood is ideal for building bookcases, and it was affordable at $45 per 4 x 8-ft. sheet. Start by building a base out of 1x or 2x lumber. Rip the 3/4-in. plywood to width for the case sides and shelves using a table saw or circular saw and straightedge guide. Routing the Dadoes Assembling the Case Adding the Face Frame

Build a The Favorite Bookshelf The free content provicded by this website is made possible by the following current sponsors. Thank you! The Brick House The other side of the living room needed something large. A statement piece I think real designers would call it. Well, I fell in love with the bookshelves in the lobby at The Ace Hotel in Palm Springs and thought, “hey, I could build that”. And I did! We sold the old wall unit and embarked on the master planning of the new plumbing conduit shelving unit. The unit is 8’8″ wide by roughly 7’6″ tall and 11 1/4″ deep Here is the supply list:Plumbing pipe and fittings (all at 1/2″) Supply list: Fittings: 18 – 90º Elbows 14 – 3-Way Tees 8 – Base Flanges Pipe: 6 – 12″ 7 – 18″ 1 – 32″ 3 – 30″ (Custom cut at home depot) 1 – 43″ (Custom cut at home depot) 14 – 8″ 4 – 9″ (black gas pipe for the top flange connectors) Wood Shelves 2 – 1″ x 12″ x 10′ pine planks (cut down to 8′8″) 2 – 1″ x 12″ x 6′ pine planks (cut down to 4′8″) Minwax Stain 1 – Dark Walnut 1 – Walnut (Mix 1/2 and 1/2 to get the desired color) Rustoleum Gloss Spray Paint 3 – Black After that it just all screws together.

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